diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/6188-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/6188-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb3999f085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/6188-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #6182. If pod is not running, don't treat it as an error, let it go and leave a warning.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go b/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
index 2bd1a0b1c4..4def12ba67 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
@@ -115,23 +115,28 @@ func (b *backupper) BackupPodVolumes(backup *velerov1api.Backup, pod *corev1api.
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	repositoryType := getRepositoryType(b.uploaderType)
-	if repositoryType == "" {
-		err := errors.Errorf("empty repository type, uploader %s", b.uploaderType)
-		return nil, []error{err}
+	err := kube.IsPodRunning(pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		for _, volumeName := range volumesToBackup {
+			err = errors.Wrapf(err, "backup for volume %s is skipped", volumeName)
+			log.WithError(err).Warn("Skip pod volume")
+		}
+
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	repo, err := b.repoEnsurer.EnsureRepo(b.ctx, backup.Namespace, pod.Namespace, backup.Spec.StorageLocation, repositoryType)
+	err = nodeagent.IsRunningInNode(b.ctx, backup.Namespace, pod.Spec.NodeName, b.podClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, []error{err}
 	}
 
-	err = kube.IsPodRunning(pod)
-	if err != nil {
+	repositoryType := getRepositoryType(b.uploaderType)
+	if repositoryType == "" {
+		err := errors.Errorf("empty repository type, uploader %s", b.uploaderType)
 		return nil, []error{err}
 	}
 
-	err = nodeagent.IsRunningInNode(b.ctx, backup.Namespace, pod.Spec.NodeName, b.podClient)
+	repo, err := b.repoEnsurer.EnsureRepo(b.ctx, backup.Namespace, pod.Namespace, backup.Spec.StorageLocation, repositoryType)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, []error{err}
 	}